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Precision liver study completes 1-year recruitment of nearly 1,000 participants using existing NHS data

Somerset, UK, 18th March 2026: Predictive Health Intelligence (PHI) and Sano Genetics today announced the completion of recruitment into the LiveWell study, wit...
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Why site selection is failing rare disease trials and what to do differently

Rare disease trials operate under structural constraints that make site selection more important than in common disease programs. Patient populations are small,...
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From click to randomization: What truly predicts trial success?

Digital recruitment has become a standard part of clinical trial execution. Sponsors invest heavily in online outreach, patient referrals, and awareness campaig...
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Understanding the gap between feasibility estimates and patient availability

Patient availability is often overestimated during trial planning. This usually starts at feasibility, where sites are asked to report how many patients they ha...
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What strong site enablement really looks like: Lessons from Sano’s site expert

Trial sponsors often assume that site enablement is largely complete once a trial launches. Feasibility assessments, training materials, and startup timelines a...
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How Sano Genetics accelerated recruitment for a Parkinson’s disease gene therapy trial

Recruitment for genetically stratified clinical trials is a critical bottleneck for sponsors. Identifying individuals with specific variants, building trust aro...
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Closing the communication gap: A sponsor’s guide to building patient trust and retention

Participation in clinical trials can be burdensome and disruptive. In addition to practical inconveniences and discomfort, participants may have to take time of...
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Expediting study start-up: Best practices for sponsors

Study start-up is a critical stage of the drug development process and can have a major impact on trial timelines, budgets, and overall success. Start-up activi...
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Clinical trial site partnerships in 2025: What sponsors need to know

At the Partnerships with Sites summit in September 2025, new data from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (Tufts CSDD) underscored how the globa...
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Behind the scenes at Sano: Navigating the patient journey

Advocating for patients is one of the core pillars of Sano’s mission. Our approach to clinical trials is patient-centered and entails deep and meaningful engage...
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